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Denier Bracteate - Frederick II Donauworth mint
| Issuer | Holy Roman Empire |
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| Year | 1215-1250 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Donauworth |
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Frederick II spent much of his reign in Sicily and southern Italy, leaving German administration largely to princes and local mints — which is precisely why issues from Donauworth carry their own character rather than reflecting centralized imperial control. His prolonged absences, combined with the contentious period surrounding his excommunication by Gregory IX in 1227, created administrative conditions in which regional minting operated with considerable autonomy.
Bracteates of this type are structurally fragile by nature — struck on a single thin flan, they survive intact far less often than double-sided issues of comparable age.